This book presents the state-of-the-art in plant ecophysiology. With a particular focus on adaptation to a changing environment, it discusses ecophysiology and adaptive mechanisms of plants under climate change. Over the centuries, the incidence of various abiotic stresses such …
Climate¡change is a complex phenomenon¡with a wide range of impacts on the environment. Biotic and abiotic stress are a result of climate change.¡¡Abiotic stress is caused by primary and secondary stresses¡which are an impediment to plant productivity.¡Prolonged exposure to¡thes…
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple strategies that plants have developed to cope with drought, one of the most severe environmental stresses. Experts in the field present 17 chapters, each of which focuses on a basic concept as well as the latest finding…
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple strategies that plants have developed to cope with drought, one of the most severe environmental stresses. Experts in the field present 17 chapters, each of which focuses on a basic concept as well as the latest finding…
This book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of plant responses to drought stress. The following major aspects are covered in the book: Morphological and anatomical adaptations ; Physiological responses ; Biochemical and molecular responses ; Ecophysiological respo…
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple strategies that plants have developed to cope with drought, one of the most severe environmental stresses. Experts in the field present 17 chapters, each of which focuses on a basic concept as well as the latest finding…
This volume gathers a timely understanding of resource allocation and its regulation in herbaceous and woody plant systems, linking molecular with biochemical and physiological process levels.
This book brings together experts from different fields, who use a broad spectrum of methods to investigate the physiological and cellular adaption of alpine plants to the extreme environemts in high altitudes. The combination of high light intensities, with cold freezing temper…
Molecular mechanisms in plant adaptation